The Alpha's abducted toy: The devil for a mate

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and joy flooded through me as th

dded, her voice tinged with emotion. "Four ye

pulled them both into another hu

he began her surgery in New York, and thou

ength to take her in. Her golden hair shone under the light, an

st the same, Spa

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room, Loveth continued to tease me abou

just fine, but then o

is serious expression as he read i

m asked, her voice

bridal selection," Dad announced grave

!!", I

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our home. For as long as I could remember, our family had been fortunate enough to avoid this

" Father finally said, his

wide with fear. "Do you think i

l face whatever comes with it" he said at

austing trip, only to be thrust into this nightmare. It's not even b

the ride to the temple, a suffocating one. No one

his calm demeanor did little to ease my nerves. "Only the

ple, the scent of incense thick in the air. The walls were adorned with intricat

cesses awaited, their faces pale with dread. At the cent

solemnly. "Each of you will place your hand

stepped forward, each passi

own nerves fraying. She placed her hand on the orb, and its light pulsed rhythmically.

estal. I didn't want to touch it, but I had to. As soon as my hand touc

choed a

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ion. "It is decided. The Anderson f

ushed me as loveth and I e

er now. We

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to check on Loveth. Yes I was pained, but

I found her wiping

rying?" I asked, though I

, her voice shaky as she tried wipin

over to sit besi

e, Loveth. I ca

"I told you,

ll my fault," I persisted, trying to reach o

ld feel the tension in the air growing thicker. "

quietly, I plopped In her bed. But she still remained seated with he

napping at you",

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ve. It's not like it's

o happen now?" I asked her in

of king Anderson, so it has

athan and make him change his mind about it, maybe he can re-host the s

k like that Kel

persisting, when she

" she said angrily a

ughters too. You think any of the princesses will be w

t try" I tried to reason with he

u wake up from your silly dreams and face the reality.

she finally finished talking,

the sting of it brought tears to my eyes. I rose from the bed, hiding my

, but I was hearing none of it

oom, the tears I had been h

ind a way out. But instead, she shut me down

ng my room for what felt like the hundredth time. It has turned i

over took me and I fell asleep, handiest to b

ra–my per

l be ready in thirty

wear. Before I should settle into bed, there has been another knock

it th

ed in the main hall. Th

nymore; it had grown into som

and made my way

community leaders and the royal family as the

to talk about the looming matter of K

ze, but I could feel the anger radiating off her, and of course I shared in

ion, my Household to be precise. And of route, refusing him isn't always an option. One of m

spread through the hall, but fath

tly. But it is the one we must mak

in. My fists clenched under the table

an't just send one of us away like this!!", I

ped, his tone sharp. "This isn'

es anyone have to go at all?", I argued

eyes ha

an the sacrifice of one life. Do you think I want to s

rgue further, but his

y sister. "You will be the one to